Aluminum Radiator For Cheap & Free Shipping Too..

[icanfixall]

I dought you can find a cheaper aluminum radiator out there anywhere. I have no idea what this is made out of other than aluminum so ask some questions before buying. For the price how can a person go wrong. Gees, a standard copper radiator is going to be about $150.00 more than this....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/17073512942...21&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT&vxp=mtr

 

[tractorman86]

That is a pretty good deal I just wonder of those ebay rads are any good

 

[RLDSL]

I dont know if its the same brand, but my friend has one with the stampoed aluminum tanks and his sprung a leak around the tank seam and I think some in the core after about a year- year and a half. WE noticed it when we were going in to do some head work and found green all over
From teh moment I first saw those things I knew they weren't very sturdy

 

[tractorman86]

I can't remember, how much did you end up paying for your rodney red?

 

[RLDSL]

I can't remember, how much did you end up paying for your rodney red?

I can't remember either, but I think someone recently said they are up to around $725. Everything is going up these days, there's no way around it

 

[icanfixall]

I got my Rodeny Red after Robert got his. He was the reason I installed mine. Shipped out here to the west coast it was around $625.00. Shipping was another $40.00.... It was very well packed too. Actually difficult to get out of the box that was double thick sided card board..

 

[hesutton]

I can't remember, how much did you end up paying for your rodney red?

They are $750 now. Talked to them a week or so ago. Going to get one for the crew cab. About a 2 weeks to get one made. Yes, made. Each is made to order. They don't keep a stock of these IDI's rads, just make one when an order is placed. They are about an hour and 20 minutes north of me. Will order one when I'm getting close to putting the 6.9 back in the crew cab. No need to have it sitting in the shop waiting to get dented/damaged while I rebuilt the 6.9.

Heath

 

[lotzagoodstuff]

Recoring original tanks?

That is a smoking deal for that aluminum rad, free shipping is huge on something that big, and although I always think of the Sampsonite Gorilla packing my Ebay items when its free, it looks like they have a boat full of positive feedback.

All that being said, if the quality is too crummy, and they only last a year or two, it might not be worth it.

As an option: has anybody looked at what it costs to get a factory radiator recored? My truck had a brand new factory radiator when I got it and it still looks really good 4 years later. It's heavy as hell and although I've run a cheapie radiator in gassers without issue, I think this application is pretty ******* radiators. Consider the weight, the capacity of coolant (more weight: ever thought about the fact that the cooling system holds about 65 pounds of coolant, a lot of which is in the radiator) and then it gets the crap shaken out of it by the engine and in many cases, a leaf spring front end.

Anybody ever had one of the woolly mammoths recored and have a general thought on cost?

 

[typ4]

Super good deal on a recore is 475.00

 

[tximport]

Is the 7.3 turbo diesel radiator the same as the 7.3 NA and the 6.9 radiators?
What about the 94,95,96,97 psd radiators?
Found one local but its for a 7.3 NA

 

[hesutton]

Is the 7.3 turbo diesel radiator the same as the 7.3 NA and the 6.9 radiators?
What about the 94,95,96,97 psd radiators?
Found one local but its for a 7.3 NA

A 1st gen PSD rad will fit in an IDI support and vise versa. I'm running a '95 PSD clip (including rad support) on my '86. But, the hoses are on the opposite side of the tanks. That means it's not a reasonable option.



Heath

 

[tximport]

so it would fit they just screwed up on the psd and put the in and out on the wrong ends??

 

[FORDF250HDXLT]

advanceauto.com
copper/brass.
use promo code: P20.
scrapping your old rad brings your final price down around 200 bucks.
lifetime warranty.

 

[Danielle]

I got mine from advance also, but I don't use my truck anywhere near the use you guys do for yours. Lately it's been a grocery getter (hubby in it now getting sauce for the ribs I slow cooked all day)

 

[icanfixall]

All day slow cooked rigs.... I had them as leftovers for lunch yesterday from dinner the nite before... I'm so hungry for more of them....